So correct me if I'm wrong but when the Weston mess and UPX is done, will the entire East/West Lakeshore and UPX/Kitchener lines with the city itself be totally grade separated?
In the city, on the lines you mention, you still have;
Kingston Subdivision/Lakeshore East line
-Scarborough Golf Club Road
-Galloway Road
-Poplar Road
-Morningside Avenue
-Manse Road
-Beechgrove Drive.
And of course these lines just don't end once you reach the city limits.
Just outside(within 4.4km) of the cities limits you have;
In Pickering;
Kingston Subdivision/Lakeshore East line
-Rodd Ave.
In Mississauga;
Weston Subdivision/Kitchener line
-Scarboro St.
-Torbram Rd.
Oakville Subdivision/Lakeshore West line
-Haig Blvd.
-Ogden Ave.
-Alexandra Ave.
-Revus Ave.
And a little further down(3.5 to 10 km);
-Stavebank Rd. N
-Lorne Park Rd.
-Clarkson Rd. N
Like Drum mention, there is no funding or even plans for the grade separation or closing of
any of the above crossing.
If so GO could run a CityRail system in the city of Toronto and automate the lines potentially.
Obviously before you can run any type of hybrid metro service along those lines you will need electrification and new equipment. And never mind automation - which cannot happen so long as these grade crossing remain and with CN retaining track usage rights indefinitely. So like Drum said, probably not in your life time(depending on how old you are that is
)
In the meantime, there's not going to be any sort of
Toronto only service on
regional rail lines. That is the TTC responsibility and don't hold your breath expecting the province to upload that service to Metrolinx. You can argue about the usefulness of the UPE service and time will tell us whether or not it will be a viable entity. But you cannot argue that there is a continuing need in the near future to use these corridors to serve as a relief for those who travel long distances as the regional highways in the GTA can only accommodate minimal future growth.